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They hurriedly made there way though the slums, Addison being tugged along by Hamaguchi. The medic wondered why she was suddenly in a hurry, but decided to not think on it too much. 

"It is doable, the people here are mostly nice to each other so it isn't the worst." Hamaguchi responded as they went. This was both surprisingly and yet oddly not for Addison. While it always seem typical of areas like this to be pits of infighting and crime, it made more sense, logically speaking, if they worked together more often and looked out for each other, because in the end, who would? Well, people did things that don't make sense, so for Addison hearing this, it was somewhat of a relief. She didn't feel like stabbing anybody in front of her new, adorable friend. 

The pair arrived soon in a clearing, the cat girl slowing to stop and glancing around. Just across from them was three children playing. Two of them were definitely twins, who looked very much like Hamaguchi. The third was a young boy, who didn't share as many features as the twins, but was nonetheless a definite sibling. Addison watched with a warm smile as Hamaguchi ran up to them and hugged them. She felt a small pang of homesickness, remembering her own little sister back in the States, but she quickly repressed it. No use being sad in front of these adorable little things. 

Once Hamaguchi was done snuggling with her siblings, she passed out the food she had bought at the market and introduced Addison. Suddenly, Addison felt somewhat guilty for taking Hamaguchi up on her snack offer. Now Addison was even more resolute in repaying that small kindness. Addison gave a small wave and a smile, and the kids reacted appropriately shy, with the exception of one of the twins who approached her. 

"Nice to meet you Addiwson. My nawme iws Eli. Want a bite?" the child said, raising a ripe peach up to Addison. Addison crouched down to the girl's level and shook her head with a smile. 

"Nah, you need to eat all you get so you can get big and strong like me. But thank you Eli." Addison said, flexing her right arm to show. She stood back up and faced Hamaguchi. 

"I swear your entire family is trying to kill me with cuteness and kindness!" Addison said with a laugh.